I Won't Be InsideCopyright 2003 Stan Lynessup-tempo gospel, male or female voice |
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LEAD-IN: C G
C C
Child, I am writin' just to let you know
C7 C
my health is failin', I'm ready to go.
G G7
I'm so wan an' sore, I feel I'm fadin' fast
C7 ( F ) C G
I'll be gone before another day has passed.
C C
If you () get here quickly and you () make the wake
C G
you might () think you've seen me but make no mistake:
F F
though you'll see my body I won't be inside;
C7 ( G ) C G
I'll have joined my Savior from the day I've died.
C C
If you () get here soon, you'll see my () coffin laid;
C G
you might () think I'm down there in the cold dark grave,
F F
but that's just my casket, I won't be inside,
C7 ( G ) C ( G Em )
I'll have joined my Master from the day I've died.
F Bb
To walk with Him, what joy I'll find
Dm7 Am
to leave life's weariness and care behind,
F Am7
to walk with Him so painlessly,
Am ( Am ) G G7
unchained from a body too old to hold me.
C C
Child, () don't you hurry but the () time will come
C G
you can () finally find me when your race is won.
F F F
When you reach the gates, I will be inside
C7 ( G ) C
with your mother and my sisters at the Savior's side.
father
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